Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Clotilda (Slave Ship)
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Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey
W.E.B. DuBois bust by Ayokunle Odeleye at Clark Atlanta University
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Clark Atlanta University (1988- )
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William S. Scarborough (1852-1926)

Explore Global African History

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Berta Soler (1963- )
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The African American Experience in Italy, 1852 to 2013
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Marvin Johnathan Rees (1972- )
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Oliver Law (1900-1937)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Black Presence in Theater through the Centuries in the Historical Dictionary of African American Theater
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Russia’s Black Entertainment Empresario: The Remarkable Saga of Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas (Frederick Bruce Thomas)
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Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey
Black musicians, Lisbon, Portugal, ca. 1522
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The Black Presence in Pre-20th Century Europe: A Hidden History

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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